St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-07-02
WORK AND WAGES.
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The Labor Temple" the cornerstone
of which was laid at Minneapolis recently, is to
be built by the Knights of Labor Building AS
ISOLATION, which has capital stock Of 100000.
1t will be completed in October, and the Gen
eral Assembly of the Knights of the United
States will meet there. The basement Will be
used for barber shops. bathrooms and the ike
The fir, t floor will have five stores. The second
floor will be used for offices arranged in suites
of three. The third floor is arranged and will
be occupied by the various labor organizations,
there being one large room capable of seating
100 people, another 400, and third $50, with
committee, waiting and ante-rooms to each,
and a large light and airy library and reading
room, essentially free in all respects The
fourth floor will be a large auditorium. seating
at least 1850 people. Already the lOdge-rOomS
and the stores and one-third of the offices on
the second floor in all about twO-thirds Of the
entire building, are rented at nearly 5000 per
annum.
1t is reported from Detroit that the
foreign labor importation issue is attracting
attention in connection with the employment
OF Canadian wOrkmen by many firms in that
Guy. About 800 Canadians employed in
Detfolt during the day and cross at night TO
their homes. Detroit business men who give
these people employment are surprised to learn
thttt they are violating an act of Congress and
are liable to fine or imprisonment if anybody
should appear to prosecute. That there will
beplentyof prosecution was made apparent by
ameeting attended by 400 knights of Laborwho
resolved to demand the enforcement Of the
law.
A preliminary meeting has been held
IN Newark. n. j., for the purpose of forming
new labor order The order is to be known as
the KNIGHTS of he New CrrIcado II ;p+a,da5
to further the Henry George land movement
The objects of the order are: To advocate the
lana theory and to secure the election of par
Ties VINO are pledged to the principles of the
United Labor party. The leaders in the new
movement are those who, as members of the
Central Labor Club, objected to indorsing the
pledge of the Union Labor party as not being
reliable enough.
The national executive committee of
the Textile Progressive Union of America has
called general convention of said organization
to be held in the city of Philadelphia on July 2
at Textile-workers' Hall. 241S North Front
street, for the purpose of bringing the textile
workers of the country into closer connection.
forming a more universal organization. and
promoting the interests and welfare of the
workers in the trade.
The weekly payment system went into
effect on the LIST inst. throughout Connecticut.
The law requires all corporations to pay eighty
per cent. of each weeks wages to workingmen
upon application. the penalty of refusal being
500, one-half to go to the complainant.
1t is intimated that there is danger of
a shutting down of the brickyards of Pittsburg
The brick manufacturers say they cannot
continue operations under the knights of
Labor scale of wages, and have signfed their
intention of shutting down the yards.
The Paterson, N. j., manufacturers
have worked up an arbitration scheme with
the aid of their employees which they think
will work well.
The Saturday alf-holiday is extend
ing into the shops throughout New York and
in several places the nine-hour rule has been
adopted.
-Four shoemakers' assemblies are en-
gagged in an effort to establish a cooperative
factory in Massachusetts on capital of $4,000.